Archive for January, 2006

Antique’s in Atlanta

Spotted on 14th Street in Atlanta.

(Thanks, Amber!)

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Those Slackers!


This user submission arrived with the comment, “An apostrophe error in a logo is inexcusable.”

Agreed! At least they got the “its” right.

(Thanks, Marc!)

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Have you tried the nacho’s?

Seen at the Sundance Film Festival.

(via Slog)

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B & B’s


This one was spotted on this book for sale at the Candlelight Inn in Napa.

(Thanks, Krishna!)

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It’s a common mistake…

…but surprisingly absent from Apostrophe Abuse:

It’s is always a contraction of it is. As a kid I remembered the rule by pretending the apostrophe was a tiny letter i.

(Thanks, Amber!)

By the way, I keep crediting Amber for these submissions when I should really be thanking her mother.

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Abuse on a business card

Our spies in Georgia send in this example of abuse on a business card.

Here’s an alternative firm in Augusta that doesn’t add the apostrophe.

…should punctuation sway your decision when choosing a CPA?

(Thanks, Amber!)

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Abuse from a land far, far away…

(Thanks, Krishna! By the way, Chennai will always be Madras to me!) ;)

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Your setting a bad example

Patrick sent in this mistake found on a gift his daughter received for Christmas:

(Thanks, Patrick!)

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